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Senior Software Engineer (Backend), Evinova

AstraZeneca
Sweden - Gothenburg, Swedenfull_timeVerifiedPosted 21 May 2025

About the role

<p><b><span>Senior </span><span>Software Engineer</span><span> (</span><span>Backend</span><span>)</span></b><span> </span></p><p><span><span>Transform billions of patients’ lives through technology, data, and </span><span>cutting-edge</span><span> ways of working. </span><span>You’re</span><span> disruptive, decisive, and transformative. Someone excited to use technology to improve patients’ health. </span><span>We’re</span><span> building a new Health-tech business – </span><span>Evinova</span><span>, a fully-owned subsidiary of AstraZeneca Group. </span></span><span> </span></p><p></p><p><span><span>We believe in creating meaningful software that connects people and drives positive change. If </span><span>you’re</span><span> passionate about crafting user-centric, high-quality web and mobile applications, </span><span>we’d</span><span> love for you to join our team</span><span> as a Senior Software Engineer</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p><p></p><p><span><span>The Product Engineering organization consists of several <span>self-organized/managed</span> cross-functional teams with the people and skills needed to deliver our innovative digital products and solutions to patients and healthcare providers </span><span>participating</span><span> in clinical trials around the world. We are working with agile </span><span>methodology</span><span> delivering a new release of the software product with program increments every quarter.</span></span><span> </span></p><p></p><p><span><span>We are proud to have one of the best software development teams you can find with deep technical and business skills to shape the product from early ideas and requirements through full implementation and support. This is a place where you can grow and learn together with other people delivering software with a great purpose.</span></span><span><span> </span></span><br/><span> </span></p><p><b><span>What </span><span>You’ll</span><span> Be Doing</span></b><span><span> </span></span><br/><span><span>As a </span></span><b><span>Senior</span></b><span><span> </span></span><b><span>Software Engineer</span></b><span><span>, </span><span>you’ll</span><span> be an essential part of a cross-functional team, working on backend services that power </span><span>the </span><span>clinical trial</span><span> solution Unified Trial</span><span> and improve the experience for patients and healthcare professionals alike. </span><span>You’ll</span><span> design and implement robust, API-based solutions to support critical functionality, such as Identity and Access Management, </span><span>study archiving </span><span>and more.</span></span><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span><span>Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:</span></span><span> </span></p><ul><li><p><span><span>Building and </span><span>maintaining</span><span> backend functionality using </span></span><b><span>Java</span></b><span><span> and </span></span><b><span>Spring Boot</span></b><span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Designing and implementing scalable, high-performing </span></span><b><span>APIs</span></b><span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Collaborating with business analysts, product owners, and stakeholders to refine features and ensure they meet business needs.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Troubleshooting, diagnosing, and resolving bugs and performance issues.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Proactively addressing technical debt to improve system reliability and maintainability.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Participating in </span><span>a</span><span>gile ceremonies, such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and PI planning sessions.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><p><span> </span></p><p><b><span>Required Skills and Experience</span></b><span><span>:</span></span><span> </span></p><ul><li><p><span><span>Proficiency</span><span> in </span></span><b><span>Java</span></b><span><span> and building backend applications with </span></span><b><span>Spring Boot</span></b><span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Experience working with </span></span><b><span>MongoDB</span></b><span><span> or other NoSQL databases.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Familiarity with containerization tools like </span></span><b><span>Docker</span></b><span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Strong understanding of software development principles, such as object-oriented programming and </span><span>a</span><span>gile methodologies.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>5</span><span>+ years of professional experience in software development.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><p><span> </span></p><p><b><span>Desired Skills and Experience</span></b><sp

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